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Myrtle May Edwards 1905 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 NOV 1905

Birth Location: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 OCT 1997

Death Location: Chalmette, St Bernard, Louisiana, USA

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Valley Pierce

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Myrtle May Edwards was born in 1905 in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Edwards and Valley Melissa Ida Pierce. Myrtle May Edwards passed away in 1997 in Chalmette, St Bernard, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Myrtle May Edwards was born in 1905 in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Edwards and Valley Melissa Ida Pierce.
  • Myrtle May Edwards passed away in 1997 in Chalmette, St Bernard, Louisiana, USA.

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Myrtle Edwards's Ancestors

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Myrtle Edwards
1905 – 1997
Birth Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Edwards
1875 – 1945
Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Valley (Melissa Ida) Pierce
1881 – 1938
Holmes Co, MS
Grandparents
Jesse (E.) Edwards
1854 – 1929
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Anna ("Annie" E.) Hargrove
1858 – 1900
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Edwards
1821 – 1863
Elizabeth Wigley
1816 – 1957
Thomas Hargrave
1821 – 1894
Julie Hargrave
1831 – 1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Edwards
1794 – 1861
Mary Johnson
1800 – 1831
Joseph Wigley
1792 – 1862
Sarah Brown
1793 – 1860
William Hargreaves
1786 – 1871
Ann Hitchen
1788 – 1828
John Greenlee
1789 – 1839
Nancy Greenlee
1790 – 1868

Myrtle Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1905
25 NOV 1905
Birth of Myrtle May Edwards in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1997
10 OCT 1997
Age 92
Death of Myrtle May Edwards in Chalmette, St Bernard, Louisiana, USA
Chalmette, St Bernard, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1905
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1997
    Event Place: Chalmette, St Bernard, Louisiana, USA

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